Новости за 11.05.2021

NEWCASTLE UNITED'S Premier League survival is now guaranteed after Fulham's 2-0 defeat to Burnley condemned the Cottagers to relegation.

At least 50 people have died and more than 100 have been injured in the May 8 bombings, though an expert at the U.S. Institute of Peace said those numbers are likely to tick higher.

The High Court ruled against a group of property owners who had challenged the High Street fashion retailer's company voluntary arrangement (CVA). New Look launched the CVA in September.

We're now seven months into the life cycle of the PlayStation 5, and it's still virtually impossible to find a console in stock anywhere. There are a number of reasons for this, some of which we'll get into shortly, but if you were hoping the PS5 drought might come to an end in the near future, we have some bad news for you. According to Bloomberg, one of Sony's chief executives recently told analysts that supply could be constrained into 2022. At the end of last month during its earnings announcement... Читать дальше...

AstraZeneca and the Oxford vaccine it is providing at cost price may be the toast of great swathes of the United Kingdom, but the City's governance mavens take a different view.

Natwest bank became 84.4 per cent owned by the taxpayer following its £45.5bn bailout during the financial crisis of 2007-09. The Government said it would sell around 580m shares in the lender.

The pound sailed as high as $1.4158 against the US dollar and €1.1636 against the euro. The rally came as Boris Johnson confirmed more coronavirus restrictions would be lifted on May 17

Chris Berman will continue to host “NFL PrimeTime” after agreeing to a new contract with ESPN. The multiyear agreement was announced on Berman’s 66th birthday Monday.

Martín Pérez will take the ball Monday night for Boston as the Red Sox look to complete a four-game sweep of the Orioles in Baltimore. The Red Sox, owners of the best record in Major League Baseball through 35 games, rattled off three straight victories over the O’s at Camden Yards this past weekend, giving […]

Perth, the sun-drenched city is the capital of Western Australia, is the world's largest supplier of iron ore. This precious commodity, used to make steel, is Australia's biggest export.

The Biden administration withdrew the controversial rule, which garnered more than 5,000 comments when it was proposed last fall.

The firm, which specialises in loans for people who are deemed too risky by normal banks, blamed 'changing industry and regulatory dynamics' for the poor performance of its home credit division.

Wasabi is so expensive that what you're used to is probably just a mixture of horseradish, coloring, and sweetener, with only 1-5% of the real thing.

It means that Google is making money both from the fraudsters paying millions of pounds every year to advertise their scams as well as financial regulators warning about them.

Scientists have figured out what triggers large-scale volcanic eruptions and what conditions likely lead to them.

New laws to fulfil Boris Johnson's promise of helping to give people the skills they need throughout their lives will form a central part of the government's legislative agenda for the next year.

Golden Globe trophies for Jerry Maguire and other films are reportedly on their way back to HFPA headquarters.

Where does Wrath of Man fall in the director’s filmography?

BORIS Johnson hailed the “biggest step” on the road to Covid freedom last night as indoor drinking and dining — and overnight romps — got the OK. The PM confirmed a major easing of lockdown from next Monday. People in England will be able to eat out, drink inside pubs and go to the cinema, […]

FOR YEARS governments have grumbled, simmered and raged as multinational companies have shifted profits out of tax collectors’ grasp and into low-tax havens. The OECD, a club of mostly rich countries, estimated in 2015 that avoidance robs public coffers of $100bn-240bn, or 4-10% of global corporation-tax revenues a year. Now the fiscal fallout from covid-19 is adding urgency to governments’ efforts to claw some money back—most notably in America, where President Joe Biden plans to raise taxes on corporate profits, including foreign income. Читать дальше...

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's task this week? Win two matches against top four contenders - one of them being the club's most bitter rival - and do so in the space of 48 hours while avoiding big injuries.

The first episode of series six is so ‘meta’ that it’s near impossible to critique